The Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice AK Sikri, lights a lamp during the inauguration of the District Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre in the courts complex at Ambala City on Wednesday. A
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‘ban’ on love marriages
Panchayats told to clear stand
Mohali, October 3
Shaken by the diktat of the Gharuan and Sakrulpura panchayats banning love marriages, Mohali Deputy Commissioner Varun Roojam today issued notices to the sarpanches concerned asking them to explain why they issued such a diktat.
Lake Club ex-GM chargesheeted
Chandigarh, October 3
The UT Administration today chargesheeted former general manager of the Lake Club Rajiv Tuli in connection with a high-voltage pool party at the club.
eve-teasing
Scream till you are heard, UT SSP tells girl students
Chandigarh, October 3
Over 600 girls of the Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College for Girls, Sector 26, screamed to a deafening pitch as the auditorium reverberated with their shouts as soon as the UT SSP gave a clarion call to the girls to raise their voice against eve-teasing during an interaction today.
Students of the Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College for Girls, Sector 26, shout at the top of their voices after being asked to do so by UT SSP Naunihal Singh during an interaction on Wednesday. Tribune photos: Manoj Mahajan
City airport to get 2 modern bays
Chandigarh, October 3
The Chandigarh domestic airport is all set to get a modified bay layout by March next year. At present, the domestic airport has three bays - two for big aircraft and one for small aircraft. A bay, also called the "apron area", is a specified area where aircraft are parked, unloaded or loaded, refuelled and boarded.
Public Darbar episode
DGP marks inquiry to DSP
Chandigarh, October 3
The security staff of Punjab Governor and UT
Administrator Shivraj Patil may land in trouble as a complainant, Om
Prakash, who was allegedly beaten up at Patil’s public darbar on October 1, today filed a complaint before UT DGP PK Srivastva seeking strict against Patil’s security staff. The DGP has marked an inquiry into the matter to DSP Ashish
Kapoor. Now, statements of witnesses who were present at the public darbar will be recorded.
 Patil for double check on residents’ complaints
Om Prakash and his wife submit a complaint to a police official in Chandigarh on Wednesday. A
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Cobras captured by snake charmers at Ram Darbar in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
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p’kula kidnap case
Clueless, CBI files closure report
Panchkula, October 3
In a major development in the Tejas Gaba kidnapping case, the CBI today filed the closure report. It was after the CBI failed to get any clue about the child’s whereabouts and lay hands on any evidence in the case that the closure report was filed.
UT seeks Rs 500 cr more under non-plan
Chandigarh, October 3
Terming budget allocated to the UT Administration insufficient, it has decided to demand Rs 500 crore more under non-plan from the Union Government.
Medicity area to be expanded by 150 acres
Mohali, October 3
The Medicity project in Mullanpur area is planned to be expanded by 150 acres to provide more and comprehensive medical facilities to people.
Market project: MC to propose modifications
Chandigarh, October 3
In the wake of the scrapping of the day market project at Mauli Jagran by the MC General House, the MC authorities are in a fix over how to avoid possible audit objections against the project on which Rs 21 lakh had already been spent. The authorities will be mooting a proposal at the next House meeting that instead of scrapping the day market project, the House should recommend certain modifications in it.
The site of the day market project at Mauli Jagran in Chandigarh.
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Installation of defective water chlorinators
Company refutes allegations
Chandigarh, October 3
Jai Bharat Company has refuted allegations levelled against it at the last General House meeting of the municipal corporation (MC) on the installation of defective water chlorinators in the city.
Workshop on child health concludes
Chandigarh, October 3
The School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh, in collaboration with UNICEF, New Delhi, organised an eight-day national capacity development workshop for district-level managers on reproductive and child health (RCH) planning that concluded today. The workshop was attended by around 20 participants from Chhattisgarh, Odisha and West Bengal.
Mansa Devi temple to have ramp for the physically challenged
Panchkula, October 3
No longer will Rajesh Sharma (58), a physically challenged person, has to pay obeisance from outside the Mansa Devi temple during
navratras, as the Mansa Devi authorities is constructing a ramp to facilitate physically challenged persons this
navratras.
The work of constructing a ramp in progress at the Mansa Devi temple in Panchkula. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal
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Demand for statehood
A resident signs on a canvas during a signature campaign launched by the Janata Dal (U) demanding statehood for the City Beautiful at the Sector 17 Plaza in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo:
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Consumers face inconvenience
Mohali, October 3
People who came to pay their electricity bills were a harassment lot today when they had to stand in long queues to pay their bills at counters of state power corporation offices.
Residents, leaders oppose decision to scrap Dashmesh canal project
Dera Bassi, October 3
Leaders of various political parties and residents assembled in Dera Bassi and opposed the state government’s decision to scrap the Dashmesh
canal project.
CCTVs to be installed at security gates in Mohali
Mohali, October 3
To keep a check on incidents of crime in residential areas during late night hours, high-tech close circuit television cameras (CCTV) would be installed at security gates in the town.
Maternity hospital coming up in P’kula
Panchkula, October 3
The Panchkula General Hospital, Sector 6, would be the first hospital in Haryana to have a maternity hospital in its vicinity. A proposal by the health department has been mooted and an application for the allocation of space has been moved to the authorities at the hospital.
3,500 students from India, Pakistan
to participate in peace project
Chandigarh, October 3
About 3,500 students from India and Pakistan will participate in "Exchange for Change", a project which aims at establishing contact among students and at removing the age-old barriers of mutual suspicion and hatred.
Members of a Pakistan-based NGO, the Citizens Archive of Pakistan, interact with students at The British School in Sector 44, Chandigarh, on Wednesday.
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City audience treated to fine performance by French artistes
Chandigarh, October 3
French company Le Théâtre de Romette
presented a blend of puppet theatre and dance in their spellbinding performance at
DPS, Sector 40, here today.
PUSU protests outside VC’s office
Chandigarh, October 3
Members of Panjab University Students Union (PUSU) staged a protest outside the Vice Chancellor’s office today over various demands, including construction of a reading hall for girls near the hostels (with a capacity to accommodate around 1,000 girls) and renovation of washrooms in boys’ hostels.
Members of the Panjab University Students Union (PUSU) stage a dharna outside the Vice-Chancellor’s office in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo:
S Chandan
PU devises mechanism to check overspending in student poll
Chandigarh, October 3
Spending several lakhs in election campaigning and then escaping without any action wont be possible for candidates contesting student elections anymore.
62 teams to take part in auto show at UIET
Chandigarh, October 3
The University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET) is back again with its annual event EffiCycle 2012, a collegiate design competition in which 62 teams would showcase their innovative 3-wheel vehicles.
National Informatics Olympiad to begin in November
Chandigarh, October 3
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is all set to organise National Informatics Olympiad 2012-13 in collaboration with the Indian Association for Research in Computing Science (IARCS), Mumbai.
Auditions for Zonal Youth Festival held
Chandigarh, October 3
Auditions for the Zonal Youth Festival were held today by Panjab University.The auditions were held at the Student Centre.
Freshers’ party organised
Mohali, October 3
About 1,000 students of BTech, MBA, and MCA attended the freshers' party organised by the students of GGS-Sachdeva Group of Educational Institutes,
Kharar, here today. —
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In yet another incident of an assault on the police, a traffic constable was slapped in full public view at the grain market roundabout in Sector 26 here today. The constable, Des Raj, was regulating traffic when he signalled a carriage auto to stop for checking.
